.NASA Supervisor Costs Nelson released his statements as prepared for Wednesday's Hidden Designs Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in Washington. The awards identified the females that contributed to the space race, consisting of the NASA maths wizzard who aided land the very first astronauts on the Moon under the agency's Apollo Course." Excellent mid-day." The exceptional traits that NASA attains ... which The United States attains ... build on the trailblazers who came before our company." People like the females of Mercury, Gemini, as well as Apollo." People like Mary Jackson. Physician Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson." Thanks to all the Members of Congress that created today feasible. The late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who our company overlook, and also who led the initiative in 2019 along with Politician Chris Coons to carry these awards to lifestyle. Thanks to the champions for the regulation, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski and also Shelley Moore Capito, and also Congressman Frank Lucas." The women we recognize today created it achievable for Earthlings to raise beyond the bounds of The planet, and also for ages of trendsetters to observe." We did not happen this far merely to follow this far." Our team proceed this legacy, being one member of the audience here with our team carries out each and every time-- the exceptional Andrea Mosie." Andrea, that has actually worked at NASA for almost half a century, is the lead cpu for the Apollo example plan. She oversees the Moon stones as well as lunar samples NASA recovered from Beauty, 842 extra pounds of celestial science! These samples are national prizes. Thus is Andrea." The leaders we recognize today, these Hidden Bodies-- their nerve and also creative imagination brought our company to the Moon. And their trainings, their legacy, will definitely send us back to the Moon ... and then ... think of-- merely visualize-- when our experts leave our footprints on the reddish sands of Mars." With the help of these folks that are part of our NASA family, our company will remain to cruise on the planetary sea to far off planetary banks.".To read more regarding NASA missions, visit:.https://www.nasa.gov.- end-.Meira Bernstein/ Cheryl WarnerHeadquarters, Washington202-358-1600meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov/ cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov.